The first impression I got when I met my mother in-law for the very first time was one of satisfaction and peace. I felt I had seen a woman who was not going to give me any problem. I gave her all the respect I could give to my mum and she never hesitated to reciprocate my gesture too.
But all that is now in the past as the centre can longer hold because that same woman suddenly changed and is now my tormentor in chief.
What I thought could be the source of the problem started in 2013 when she complained that I no longer come to the village to spend time with her. Truth be told, my job takes so much of my time, but leaves me with enough time to spend with my husband and kid. I used to go to the village to spend a couple of days with Larry’s mum during the first few years of our marriage. Things however, changed after I got a job and settled down to being a mother.
Since I couldn’t keep up with going to visit her regularly in the village, I always call her on the phone. However, it got to a point when she suddenly stopped taking my calls. I complained to my husband and all he could say was that I should try and make time to visit her in the village.
Now it turns out that my husband has issued a threat—Larry wants me to apply for a casual leave so that I can go and see his mum in the village. He said his mum wants to see me at all cost, and I can’t afford not to go if I still want peace to reign in the family.
My question is, what does my mother in-law want from me?
